[UA] Re: Gardener

[Robin Pfeifer]

> Hmmm ... always promote new plant growth (basically be the ultimate flora
> environmentalist). Perhaps never use or consume any product or substance
> made from plant matter (plants have rights too)? Very hard, since this
> includes wood, paper, any food that's not meat or seafood, some medicines,
> many natural types of cloth (cotton, etc.)... this would make this
> particular taboo a really good one, and in line with both the Gardener
> archetype and the other UA taboos.


I should think that the very essence of Gardener (as opposed to tree-hugger)
is all about cultivating, transforming and harvesting plants. Therefore a
taboo preserving plants for their own sake or prohibiting the use of plants
for anything seems wrong to me. How about not being allowed to let plants go
to waste - which includes material made from plants, therefore a rope made
from hemp is to be preferred over synthetics; vegetables as food rather than
meat or dairy products; you get the idea.

Robin


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